Homemade Popcorn

Soooo it's Valentine's day tomorrow and I am guessing movie night as well?

If you are anything like me then you probably love to eat at the movies. Lol. I will eat anything - ice cream, sweets, popcorn. Yup, popcorn, the most common movie night snack.

We all know I am on a budget so any valentine plans for me, myself and I will have to be budget-based. I have been a good girl and of my £30 I still have £5 to spend for the rest of the month. Lol.....that's £5 for 2 week *gulp.

My plan this year is for a home-based Velentine's day. I am trying to play around with standard ideas using what I have at home. Afterall, nothing beats a home-cooked meal from a loved one...I hope *side eye

I think this recipe will be useful for mums as well as it is cheap and you are able to control what goes into your kid's snack. Here is my recipe for just 1 person. It took less than 10 minutes from start to finish.

I am using just these ingredients. You can use butter instead of oil. You can also add sugar and/or salt. I usually keep my meals simple and as fat-free as possible. It was still tasty without the extras! I promise :)

Gently pour in your oil so it completely covers the bottom of your pot with a very thin layer.

Add your corn to the pot and spread evenly so it completely covers the bottom like this. Turn on your cooker

Replace the lid and cover the hole. Be VERY CAREFUL as the lid and pot will get quite hot. I suggest folding the napkin multiple times before you cover.

You can see the steam trapped in the pot because the hole is covered

Corn is starting to pop

Once your corn is popped, remove your finger and napkin. DO NOT OPEN IMMEDIATELY!! WAIT FOR THE STEAM TO ESCAPE!!!!!!!

 

Every single one went - POP!

I just made this and headed straight to my computer to blog about it and it's already gone! All of it *coversface

.....Ah well, it was made to be eaten :-D
Take care lovelies,
LW xx

a word on Jamie's Italian by Jamie Oliver

I remember visiting Jamie's Italian one fine evening.

I say fine because - well, that's what they say evenings are right?.....'She walked down the path one fine evening'......'It was a fine evening and the moon was shining brightly'......Ok, back to my post.


Yes! It was indeed a fine evening and I had booked a table for 8pm.

Because it was a surprise and I had an appointment prior to dinner time, I rang up to move my booking to 9:30pm. That was a busy period for the restaurant and they managed to find a place for me (Bonus point number 1)

On getting there, the place was pretty full as they had just opened and everyone wanted in on the action.....probably before it lost it's novelty.

The best part of the night was having our own waiter at the table - and he was Italian which added some flair to the experience. Having a native speaker read out the menu was BELLO! (Bonus point number 2)

To be honest, the meal was nothing special in terms of what was being offered. It's the standard you get with such places in terms of taste and price. But the ambience, service and experience makes it worth going for a visit. I loved it so much I tipped the waiter more than I have ever done before! :-| (and I am not stingy in that regard, we hope!)

The only thing I will say was I felt my bowl of pasta was a tad small. I asked for a large portion and what I got didn't quite do it for me. Maybe it's my ravenous appetite, maybe I am tight with my money but whatever it was, I was very close to calling the waiter back.....And I was going to ask for more incase you wondered! I was paying wasn't I? *valueformoney

Did I call him back? No. Only because I was keeping up appearances......It was a surprise dinner remember. You invite someone out, you have to be ready to stomach a few dents in your wallet.

Source : http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/

Source: http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/

Source: http://www.jamieoliver.com/italian/

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Womble Love xx

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